The Division of Housing & Building issues permits covering any alterations, repairs or new construction, contractor registration and licensing and housing licenses, as well as permits for peddler and/or solicitor’s licenses. The Division inspects all structures in the City either by mandatory inspection or upon request.
For more information about submitting your application, please call (216) 529-6270.
Construction plans must be submitted with the correct plan review application. If the file is less than 25 MB, they can be emailed to building.permits@lakewoodoh.gov.
Plans must be flattened and submitted as full sets. Individual pages are not acceptable.
Note: All information on the application is REQUIRED. If your application is not complete, it may be rejected.
Commercial Plans Exam Fee – beginning January 1, 2019 a fee will be charged for all new commercial plans examinations. The fee is two hundred dollars ($200.00) plus five dollars ($5.00) per 100 square feet, or part thereof, of the proposed structure, and an additional fee in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the original plans examination fee for all resubmittals. [LCO 76-06, Section 1309.15] Only full plan sets will be accepted for resubmittals. individual pages are not acceptable.
City of Lakewood
Division of Housing and Building
12650 Detroit Ave.
Lakewood, OH 44107
(216) 529-5930
